Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollopewas one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Among his best-loved works is a series of novels collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, which revolves around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote perceptive novels on political, social, and gender issues, and on other topical matters...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 April 1815
moving taken hands
A physician should take his fee without letting his left hand know what his right is doing; it should be taken without a thought, without a look, without a move of the facial muscles; the true physician should hardly be aware that the last friendly grasp of the hand has been made more precious by the touch of gold
writing care ends
When I sit down to write a novel I do not at all know, and I do not very much care, how it is to end.
change men thinking
What man thinks of changing himself so as to suit his wife?
taken poison should
Success is a poison that should only be taken late in life and then only in small doses.
men listening hard
It is very hard, that necessity of listening to a man who says nothing
life-and-love want world
I cannot hold with those who want to put down the insignificant chatter of the world
horse men may
Any one prominent in affairs can always see when a man may steal a horse and when a man may not look over a hedge.
inspirational thinking doe
It's dogged as does it. It ain't thinking about it.
new-york cities american-cities
No other American city is so intensely American as New York.
strong wall ivy
When the ivy has found its tower, when the delicate creeper has found its strong wall, we know how the parasite plants grow and prosper.
horse doe lame
A farmer's horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind. Like his master he is never showy. He does not paw and prance, and arch his neck, and bid the world admire his beauties...and when he is wanted, he can always do his work.
gentleman dresses being-the-best
I hold that gentleman to be the best-dressed whose dress no one observes.
land feelings literature
It is a comfortable feeling to know that you stand on your own ground. Land is about the only thing that can't fly away.
night achievement done
There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.